Synonyms for scintillate

Most common

beam · sparkle · flicker · coruscate · quip

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.

2. v. 2

   Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.

Related words

Word family

scintillating scintillation scintilla

Forms

Past participle

scintillated
e.g. scintillated → sparkled, coruscated, beamed, sparked…

Example sentences

• beam She wobbled as she walked across the balance beam.
• sparkle Let's make those teeth sparkle with some brushing.
• flicker I noticed a flicker of hesitation in their eyes.
• quip That quip was just not funny enough.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

beam¹, quip¹

5 letters

spark¹, gleam¹

6 letters

winkle²

7 letters

sparkle², twinkle², flicker², glimmer², spangle²

9 letters

coruscate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (winkle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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